No-Bake Brownie Fudge Bites

Many years ago, Enjoy Life shared a recipe with us for “vegan no bake brownies”. I recently made the recipe so that I could add photos to this post. But what I discovered wasn’t really no bake brownies, but rather chunky-style, super-seedy brownie fudge bites. It’s a delicious hybrid snack-like treat that is much denser than brownies, but a little healthier and less sweet than fudge.

The original Enjoy Life recipe had a yield of 12 full-sized brownies. But let me tell you, that’s a lot of intense chocolate and seeds to eat in one sitting! I cut them into 36 brownie fudge bites, but 24 would work, too. And though I’m not usually a fan of “chunky” fudge, the sunflower seeds in this nut-free, dairy-free treat really do work. Enjoy Life had stated to “chop” the sunflower seeds. I’m not sure if they really meant to grind them, based on the description. But I took the middle ground, pulsing them to get a mix of fine and coarse bits. We thought they were delicious this way.

Finally, I did bump up the sweetener to 3/4 cup. They used 2/3 cup, which was just a wee bit too bitter for my taste buds. That little extra nudge of sweetener cut the cocoa powder bitterness right off, especially when the brownie fudge bites were allowed to rest in the refrigerator for a few hours.

This recipe uses a lot of cocoa powder, and since it isn't baked, overly bitter cocoa powder can overwhelm the flavor. For best results, use either a Dutch-process or mild natural cocoa powder. Also, please note that the Prep time for this recipe does not include refrigeration.

I LOVE no bake cookies (clearly brownies would be the same), like love them to the point of making myself sick 🙂 but um these are healthier, right?! ha so I could just maybe try to love them a tiny bit less

These look simply delicious! I will have to forward this to a friend that was just telling me how she bought a jar of sunflower butter and her family didn’t like it… I bet this is a way they can use up that jar that they will like!